Elastic Link Table

• Function

Check the internal forces and stresses of elastic links from the analysis results in a spreadsheet format table.

Table Tool in MIDAS/Gen offers a variety of powerful built-in functions. Refer to the following items for detail directions:

Usage of Table Tool

Terminology

Familiarize with Usage

Basic directions (Cell motion, selection, size control, etc.)

Data manipulation (Add, delete, modify data, etc.)

Copy/Paste data using clipboard

Supplementary Table functions

Table Sorting

Table format setting

Auto-fit column width

Graph printing

Supplementary functions by Table types

Node/Element Table

Results Table

• Call

From the Main Menu select Results > Result Tables > Elastic Link.

Select Result Tables > Elastic Link in the Tables tab of the Tree Menu.

• Usage

Upon executing the Elastic Link Table function, Records Activation Dialog prompts. Click after selecting the output entities such as nodes or elements, loading conditions, construction stages, etc.

Note
Refer to Results Table of "Usage of Table Tool" for the usage of Records Activation Dialog.

Refer to Usage of Table Tool and check the following data:
 

No.: Elastic Link Element number

Stage: Construction stage

Step: Sub-stage

Load: Unit load case

Node: Start & End node number of Elastic Link Element

Axial: Axial force

Shear - y: Shear force in the element's local y-direction

Shear - z: Shear force in the element's local z-direction

Torsion: Torsional moment about the element's local x-axis

Moment - y: Bending moment about the element's local y-axis

Moment - z: Bending moment about the element's local z-axis